Have a look at what's happening in our school.

• RSPB Visit

  Thu 17 Apr 2025

  We were delighted to be the first visitors of the season to the RSPB reserve on the island on Tuesday. Thank you to Geraldine and all the volunteers for making us so welcome and this year we were lucky that the puffins had arrived.

  

• Oral History Group 200th Anniversary Book Launch

  Mon 14 Apr 2025

  We were delighted to take part in the launch of the Oral History Group’s book that marked 200 years of a school on Rathlin Island. Throughout the event, we heard from some of those people who contributed to the book and our pupils got the chance to recall their favourite school memories. It was a wonderful occasion where generations of islanders came together to mark a truly significant event and we look forward to more celebrations this coming term. Thank you to all who contributed.

  

• Cumann na Bunscol Cross Country Run

  Thu 10 Apr 2025

  Well done to Oscar in P6 who took part in the Cumann na Bunscol country run at Limepark on Wednesday. He completed the 3.5km race in very hot conditions and we are all very proud of him. Maith thú Oscar! 

  

• Clandeboye Nature Rangers Trip

  Tue 08 Apr 2025

  Yesterday we had a great trip to Clandeboye Estate to take part in a day of forest school activities including den building, fire making, and a nature walk. The sun shone as we were able to fully explore what a being a forest school is all about and we look forward to our future journey in the project.

  

• Trip to Bushmills Garden Centre

  Fri 28 Mar 2025

  Thanks to the Causeway Coast and Glens Labour Market Partnership programme, we were able to enjoy a trip to Bushmills Garden Centre today.

  This enabled us to visualise ways in which we can progress our school garden and outdoor learning environment

  We had a few scenic stops along the way along with a beautiful lunch and play at the Garden Centre.

  

• Ireland Themed Week 2025

  Tue 18 Mar 2025

  We held a successful themed week last week as we learnt about the geography, history and cultural aspects of Ireland culminating in our St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Friday. Themed weeks give us an opportunity to come off timetable and really focus intensively on a knowledge rich topic. See pictures of the week below. 

  

• Promoting wellbeing through play workshop

  Thu 13 Mar 2025
  

• Parenting Focus Online Programme

  Mon 10 Mar 2025
  

• Pupil voice

  Mon 10 Mar 2025

  Recently at our assemblies we have been thinking about what pupil voice is and how all pupils can have an input into our school. Pupil voice in a small school means actively involving students in decisions that affect their learning and school environment. With a close-knit community, every student's opinion is valued, fostering a sense of ownership, responsibility, and engagement. It allows for meaningful dialogue between students and staff, ensuring that pupils feel heard and empowered to contribute to positive changes in their school experience.

   

  During our most recent assembly we asked the pupils two questions:

  - What is going/went well (WWW)

  - Even Better If (EBI)

   

  The pupils’ responses are shown in the leaflet attached and it makes for very encouraging reading. Our pupils are happy and yet able to think how we can improve. They are articulate and beginning to really foster a sense of leadership in our school community.

  

• World Book Day 2025

  Thu 06 Mar 2025

  This year for world book day 2025 pupils created their favourite book characters from recycled materials they had at home. We had a range of characters from Irish mythical stories, local legends and some world-famous ones. Have a look at the pictures and see if you can spot the characters.  

   

  Pupils also listened to the story of 'The Lorax'- read by Mrs. Wisner Clarke and made their own Lorax character.